Image Bite Politics News and the Visual Framing of Elections |
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| Author:
| Grabe, Maria Elizabeth
Bucy, Erik Page |
| Series title: | Series in Political Psychology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-537207-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $62.00 |
Book Description:
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Image Bite Politics is the first book to systematically assess the visual presentation of presidential candidates in network news coverage of elections and to connect these visual images with shifts in public opinion. Presenting the results of a comprehensive visual analysis of general election news from 1992-2004, encompassing four presidential campaigns, the authors highlight the remarkably potent influence of television images when it comes toevaluating leaders.
Image Bite Politics is the first book to systematically assess the visual presentation of presidential candidates in network news coverage of elections and to connect these visual images with shifts in public opinion. Presenting the results of a comprehensive visual analysis of general election news from 1992-2004, encompassing four presidential campaigns, the authors highlight the remarkably potent influence of television images when it comes toevaluating leaders.